Authentic: Conversations with Stock & Hicksy

In this powerful and deeply moving podcast episode, Stock and Hicksy sit down with Roy Woolwine , who turned an unimaginable tragedy into a mission of hope. After losing his teenage son Frankie in a drunk-driving accident, Roy founded the Frankie Woolwine Story Foundation . It is a non-profit organization dedicated to warning high schoolers about the real, life-altering consequences of impaired dr...

Hicksy began this podcast by giving a shoutout to Kyle Benson, who is fighting lymphoma cancer at UVA Medical Center. Our thoughts and prayers go out to him and his family. Stock and Hicksy then turn their attention to their podcast guest, Marvin P. Bush. He is a University of Virginia grad who grew up in a well-known political family, yes, his father was President George H.W. Bush, and his brothe...

Our guest was known as "The Magic Man". Jimmy Miller was a standout player for the University of Virginia Basketball team from 1981 to 1985. Jimmy was instrumental in leading the Cavaliers to the Sweet 16, Elite 8, and the 1984 Final Four, where he was named MVP of the Eastern Regional. Despite being heavily recruited by Duke, Jimmy chose UVA, where he played 132 games and became a belov...

“It’s the first legal cannabis seltzer in Virginia,” says guest Blake Demaso of Mountain High Seltzer. But launching the THC-infused beverage wasn’t easy. “Finding a brewery was tough,” Blake admits. In this podcast episode, Blake breaks down how Mountain High Seltzer distributes their heavily regulated cannabis seltzer across the Commonwealth. Using strict guidelines, 2 mg of THC per can or a 25:...

This is a huge moment for Stock and Hicksy: It is their 50th Podcast! They can't believe it, but it is a milestone they are proud of and also quite grateful to their guests and listeners. Hicksy recites some of their impressive metrics (48 guests, 9,622 downloads, 224 Spotify followers), but that is not what makes him and Stock happy about this accomplishment: It is the mix of guests from golf pro...

Stock & Hicksy are back in the Code Building Studio—and with some exciting updates! Hicksy’s got a new job, and they also return with a powerful conversation featuring a guest whose organization is making a real difference in the lives of children across Central Virginia. "Our goal is to provide a consistent approach to supporting families, says Jacki Bryant , Executive Director of Ready Kids...

William Washington's story is one of redemption, second chances, and the power of faith. Coming from a troubled home and battling drug addiction, he found himself serving a long-term sentence in the Charlottesville Regional Jail. But thanks to a compassionate judge and two Christian men who believed in him, his life took a dramatic turn. "I was looking for just one day of peace within,&qu...

Stock and Hicksy have interviewed many guests who are stellar in their fields, but they can rarely say they have interviewed the GOAT (Greatest of All Time). But, Connor Shellenberger certainly qualifies. Connor is a four-time All-American at UVA Lacrosse . He holds many records and led them to the national lacrosse championship in 2021. And while he has set the standard in the sport, he doesn&#39...

You have probably seen our guest's work before in such films as Minority Report (2002) ,  Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) , and  X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) . Larry Blanford, who always loved movies, learned to help tell a story with film in the U.S. Air Force. "I didn't want to be in a boat. I wanted to travel, so the Air Force was it for me." He tells us he had never even been on a p...

"I like fixing stuff with my hands so medicine just seemed logical," says our guest, renowned melanoma cancer surgeon and researcher, ⁠Dr. Craig Slingluff⁠ . "The operating room was a cool place to be for me," he continues. It's a good thing he did, as Dr. Slingluff has been leading the way for over thirty years in both ⁠cancer surgery and research⁠ . Patients with cancerous melanoma average age i...

Stock and Hicksy love talking to creative people (as they don't have any creativity themselves so it's sheer envy). So, talking with guest, James "Jimbo" Bell made them even more envious. Jimbo, whose latest book, ⁠ "Wild Side"⁠ takes the reader into a fictional journey inside the 1970's-'80's New York City culture. As he tells Stock and Hicksy, this book is actually taken from real-life character...

When our podcast guests, Christy Ford and Susie Matheson, started ⁠The Scout Guide⁠ , it truly was (and still is) a niche market. "We started these guides to support the small business community," says Susie Matheson. This 100% women-owned business began creating the business model over coffee one morning. "Surprisingly, though," says her business partner, Christy Ford, "we were not welcomed by ot...

What do George Carlin, a $5.00 cup of Starbucks coffee, free speech, and the graduating class at the University of Virginia have in common? Our guest, Dr, Robert Parham, Assistant Professor of Commerce, UVA McIntire School of Commerce tells how we live in a remarkable era. Dr. Parham's controversial but acclaimed article, To the Class of 2024: You Are All Diseased , posed a thought experiment to t...

UVA Basketball Player/Undergraduate. NBA First-Round Pick Portland Trail Blazers. MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Goldman Sachs. Started a money management firm. Minority Owner/CEO, Seattle Supersonics. UVA Board of Visitors and now Deputy Athletics Director, University of Virginia . His resume' in business, athletics, and higher education is beyond impressive. However, it hasn'...

In this 40th podcast episode, Stock and Hicksy, talk about riding (or not riding) in the 2024 Paris Olympics with professional equestrian, Will Coleman . Will, who has been riding horses all his life tells us about his parents got him a pony, TJ, who was horrible to ride but ignited a life-long love of riding, a love that eventually took him and his team to Paris for the 2024 Olympics. "No ho...

Stock and Hicksy returned to the podcast studio after some time off and they could not have invited a better guest than Prof. Brad Wilcox of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia. Brad tells us that, yes in fact fathers are very important to our culture and the world. He tells how he hears from younger university women who want to get married and have children even though soc...

Our guest, John Harris, is one of those people who can do several things, all unrelated, and yet excel at them all. He's the former Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer at The Carlyle Group one of the largest private equity companies in the world based in Washington, DC. He discusses a company, Pretred Inc. (he is an investor and sits on the board), a waste management company that rec...

This is a first for Stock and Hicksy. They spoke with an actual rock star! Chris Kelly, whom you may know from his popular alternative rock band, Edgehill talks about how he got started in the music business. Chris, a Charlottesville, VA native, came from a musical family. He was inspired by Radiohead and John Mayer. After leaving high school, he met fellow band member, Jake Zimmerman, at Vanderbi...

"There was no boys' school in Charlottesville," said our guest, Todd Barnett, founder and former head of the Field School . "There were not a lot of places for boys like this one. It seemed that a separate education (for boys) made total sense." So, Todd, a UVA grad who majored in English, started the school in 2007. He also tells how besides the school, he purchased Blue R...

"One in thirty-six children are diagnosed with autism," says our guest, Ethan Long, President/CEO of the Via Centers for Neurodevelopment in Charlottesville, VA. "More kids and adults have severe (Level 3) needs." But there is good news. Every state is serving those with autism and VIA is leading the way. Since its merger with another autism agency, they are serving more people...

"Every child has a camp story," says our guest, Tina Laroche, the director of the popular and nationally known summer camp, Camp Holiday Trails, nestled way back in the woods of Charlottesville, VA. (Stock wore glasses for this podcast and even looked somewhat smart and sophisticated.) "They handed me a hammer and the checkbook, and I got to work," she said describing her first...

"My oldest sister was perfect but there was one thing she didn't do, get accepted to UVA!" our guest, Julie Myers said proudly. "And I'm so thankful that I did as I loved being on the field with the women's field hockey team." Her love of sports catapulted her to an incredibly successful 28-year career as the University of Virginia's Women's Lacrosse team he...

What do you do when your child has a catastrophic spinal cord injury while in his teens and is now a quadriplegic? Our guest, Louise Phipps Senft, a respected attorney and mediator in Baltimore, MD, and expert in self-awareness, had no idea what to do. Her son, Archer, needed a caregiver team with him around the clock. His trauma became her cause. She started Blink of An Eye , a non-profit that ed...

Stock and Hicksy had been working on getting this guest for a while and he was worth the wait. Gordon Burris came from a tragic background. At only six years old, Gordon's life was turned upside-down as his father committed suicide. His mother remarried and his stepbrother, who remains close, got Gordon involved in sports at the YMCA in Wilmington, DE. After graduating Springfield College (MA)...

"It all starts in your gut," said our guest, Abby Lunn. She tells how as a child she was anxious due to so many environmental changes for her. That soon developed into an eating disorder in middle and high school. Abby's emotion-based eating was a way to control her emotions as she felt like she had no control over anything else. Her poor eating habits led to weight gain and a lack o...